Daily Thoughts 01/29/2021

 

Official Portrait in the National Maritime Museum, Captain James Cook, 1775

Daily Thoughts 01/29/2021

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook Group this morning.

I took the Covid 19 Test today. I do not have Covid.  It is a relief.

I read some more of The Human Cosmos Civilization and the Stars.  I am reading about Captain Cook in the South Pacific and Tom Paine.


Banned, Censored, and Burned Books: There Is A Museum for That

https://bookriot.com/banned-books-museum/?fbclid=IwAR3UTO2YX-FMcZP4LIt9m_DGhH_A2CG84NRrkHt3o-sTW-f-O5kIHwAAYik


Why First Lady Jill Biden Loves Libraries

http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/why-first-lady-jill-biden-loves-libraries?fbclid=IwAR1I_aUfjC3MdtEuCuUFv5mNsUg7V9i6aOMzQhFoM9fX8U4Rm2TNyRGkZ9g


ALA Announces 2021 Conference Will Be Virtual Only

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/85444-ala-announces-2021-annual-conference-will-be-virtual-only.html




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